GPS Logger Tracks Snail Mail

The GPS logger looks like an amazing device when you first see the image and title. However, it’s not all too good to be honest. The GPS logger fits inside an envelope which can then be posted through regular mail. The logger is a tracker which records details of exactly where your posted letter went. That’s all well and good, but the problem is that there is no transmitter built in… so if you want to track where the data went you need to wait till the letter is received, take out the SD card and import the data in to Google earth. That leaves a few questions like “what happens if my letter doesn’t get delivered and is lost?”… well, if there is no transmitter then it’s tough. You will never know where your letter got to.

The logger costs $700 which seems an awful lot to look at a history of a letter that arrived the next day. It would be great news and totally amazing if it could tell you where it was remotely, but unfortunately not.

Maybe I sound harsh… but I guess it could have a good side in that you could test various delivery companies to find which one is most effective at getting mail to you the quickest.

The GPS Logger is available from Brickhouse Security.

Via: Wired